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Moto Coffee Machine
A New York motorcycle-themed specialty coffee spot where two-wheeled culture meets the city's cafe scene.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Kew Gardens
New York, United States · North America
About Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens works well as a base: 5 minutes from Woodhaven, 13km from Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Kew Gardens is in New York, United States, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Woodhaven, about 4 km away.
The Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station (signed as Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens station on overhead and entrance signs) is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens, Queens, it is served by the E and F trains at allRead more
times, and the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction.
The station opened on December 31, 1936 as the new terminal for the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line. The opening of the station brought significant growth to the adjacent communities of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens, transforming them from quiet residential communities to active population centers. The station became compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in 2008 with the installation of three elevators and a ramp. Today, the station serves as a major transfer point between the subway and local buses. Bus service to eastern Queens is provided by the Q45, Q46, and Q48, and bus service to southern-central Queens is provided by the Q10, Q80, and Q37.
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What is there to see near Kew Gardens?
Within an hour or so of Kew Gardens: Moto Coffee Machine (11 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (13 km), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (13 km), Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Kew Gardens?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Kew Gardens?
Kew Gardens is in New York, United States, about 4 km from Woodhaven.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,983
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.7143, -73.8310
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Kew Gardens
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The most influential modern art museum in the world, home to Starry Night, Campbell's Soup Cans, and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
13 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Katz's Delicatessen
Lower East Side deli open since 1888, hand-carving some 15,000 pounds of pastrami a week under fluorescent light and salami-strung ceilings. You take a paper ticket at the door and guard it.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Empire State Building
Legendary 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper that defined the New York City skyline when completed in 1931.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Times Square
Dazzling commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan known for its giant digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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